A life in the garden

Growing the Good Life is especially rewarding as we start to prepare for winter celebrations. Not only can we harvest food for the feast, but also berries, seedheads and foliage for festive decoration

REAL readers' gardens! Iona Chisholm A developing family ...

As the crisp winter air rolls in across the Peak District, I find myself reflecting on another rewarding year tending to our beloved allotment. Nestled on the outskirts of our village, this modest plo

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a